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Effective Grain Storage for Better Livelihoods of African Farmers Project May 2011 Author: Completion Report June 2008 to February 2011, submitted to SDC by CIMMYT The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has implemented this project with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) between June 2008 and February 2011. The project successfully introduced the development and deployment of metal silo technology in Kenya and Malawi, in collaboration with Catholic diocese of Embu and Homa Bay in Kenya and World Vision International in Malawi. The project targeted training of farmers, trainers, and artisans in metal silo construction in order to provide farmers with better alternative storage solutions. In collaboration with the SDC, training of trainers was performed through the South-South Cooperation in 2009. The trainers came from El Salvador, travelled to pilot areas in Kenya and Malawi and trained trainers, artisans on how to fabricate and handle the metal silo.
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Missing Food: The Case of Postharvest Grain Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa April 2011 Author: World Bank, NRI, FAO This FAO/World Bank report claims that investing in post-harvest technologies to reduce food losses could significantly increase the food supply in sub-Saharan Africa. The report estimates the value of post-harvest grain losses in sub-Saharan Africa at around $4 billion a year.
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Technical Manual for the Construction of Small Metal Silos March 2011 Author: M. Howell, FAO
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5 Year Ex-Post Impact Study on the POSTCOSECHA Programme Central America March 2011 Author: Martin Fischler, Intercooperation In line with the increased interest of the donor community in results and impact measurement, SDC has mandated a 5 year ex-post impact study of the Postcosecha programme with a double objective: i) to provide facts and explanations for accountability purposes and ii) to identify key information for organizational learning in order to promote the approach elsewhere.
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Get to know the metal silo June 2009 Author: Juan Bravo An effective technology for poverty alleviation: a brief overwiew.
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When food markets do not provide enough food January 2009 Author: InfoResources (ed.) Lessons from the recent food price crisis. The global food crisis has made it clear that “food for all” requires a renewed focus on agriculture.
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Metal silos bring food security to El Salvador December 2008 Author: Jon Hellin and Fred Kanampiu The small Central American republic of El Salvador is characterised by a rugged topography and approximately 300'000 smallholder farmers whose livelihood security is based on the cultivation of maize and beans. Land degradation has contributed to poor yields but the problems that farmers face are exacerbated by poor crop storage and subsequent losses of 10-15 per cent of the harvested crop to pests and diseases.
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Preview Manual for Manufacturing Metal Silos for Grain Storage November 2008 Author: POSTCOSECHA National Program
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Foldout Manual for Manufacturing Metal Silos (page 60) September 2008 Author: POSTCOSECHA National Program
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Latin Brief on POSTCOSECHA March 2008 Author: SDC Latin America Section Published three times yearly, the Latin Brief highlights SDC and partner achievements and discusses development cooperation trends. The Latin Brief focuses on topics relating to poverty reduction and the promotion of human security. The publication is intended for a wide public in Switzerland as well as for development practitioners.
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